The Yangon Regional government was accused of abusing its power by investing 10 billion kyats ($6.5 million) in a controversial new city project on the western bank of the Yangon River without the parliament’s prior approval. In March, the Yangon government launched New Yangon Development Company (NYDC) which is to be the developer of the […]
Yangon Gov’t Abused Its Power by Investing in Controversial New City Project: Lawmaker
October 11, 2018 by
Massive Yangon City Expansion Renders Naypyitaw Pointless
June 28, 2018 by
Myanmar’s business capital of Yangon will see a massive expansion to accommodate its growing population and make the city more business-friendly and livable, the regional government said. This will make custom-built capital Naypyitaw, located 367 kilometers in the north in the middle of nowhere, an even more pointless city, observers noted. The New Yangon City […]
